print email comment close Savant Syndrome URL: http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/ Description: Collection of articles and resources on this "rare, but spectacular, condition in which persons with various developmental disorders, including autistic disorder, have astonishing islands of ability, brilliance or talent that stand in stark, markedly incongruous contrast to overall limitations." Provides a FAQ, articles on specific aspects of the syndrome, profiles of savants, a bibliography, and more. From a psychiatrist who has written a book on the syndrome. Author: Treffert, Darold A. Publisher: Wisconsin Medical Society Extra Keywords idiot savant Library of Congress Subject Headings: Savants (Savant syndrome) LII Database Information: Record 4043 created by Jennifer English on 03/21/2005 Last modification on 07/31/2007 Published: 03/21/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4043